“Gender Queer”, by Maia Kobabe, is displayed with other books during Banned Books Week at the Lincoln Belmont branch of the Chicago Public Library on September 22, 2022. Photo: TNS
Opinion
Opinion
Florida, Texas book bans show conservatives are leading US down road to ignorance
- Books and ideas are the latest ‘culture war’ casualties, dispatched by a new generation of anti-intellectuals led by the governors of Florida and Texas
- The banning of books touching on race, slavery, racism and LGBTQ issues shows powerful conservatives feel threatened by an accurate recounting of US history
